Specimen Information

Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
(New Zealand mudsnail)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1714158
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusPotamopyrgus
Speciesantipodarum
Common NameNew Zealand mudsnail
StateCA
CountyEl Dorado
LocalityLake Tahoe, South Shore, 0.5miles from the mouth of the Upper Truckee River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Tahoe
HUC8 Number16050101
HUC10 NameLake Tahoe
HUC10 Number1605010105
HUC12 NameLake Tahoe
HUC12 Number160501010500
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year2023
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:42321
Author:Anonymous
Date:2023
Title:Invasive New Zealand mudsnails discovered in Lake Tahoe
Publisher:California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Reference 2
Ref. Number:42323
Author:Anonymous
Date:2023
Title:Invasive New Zealand mudsnails discovered in Lake Tahoe
CommentsGenetic confirmation of species after discovery by Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA)
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife


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